Reading & Study

Hispanic Heritage Month: Q&A with the Rev. Zabdi Lopez

Bilingual ministry with the Rev. Zabdi Lopez, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, Woodburn, Ore.

Casiodoro de Reina, translator and publisher of first complete Spanish Bible

Casiodoro de Reina, a monk in the Seville area of Spain in the mid-16th century, was one of the first Spaniards to embrace the principles of the Protestant Reformation.

Juan de Frías, Lutheran martyr of Venezuela

In 1672, the Inquisition imprisoned four priests on the charge of being unrepentant Lutheran heretics. Three of the priests were Canary Islanders serving in Venezuela; the fourth was a native Venezuelan from Caracas named Juan de Frías.

Hymn of the Day studies – ‘The Word in Song’

LCMS Worship provides Hymn of the Day studies for the Lutheran Service Book to use with the Three-Year Lectionary and One-Year Lectionary.

LuthEd.org – Engaging, Connecting, and Informing Lutheran Schools

LuthEd.org, a website from The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s School Ministry, provides Lutheran teachers with spiritual, academic, and communication support.

Life Ministry Library

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has assembled a large online collection of papers, articles, and information on life issues.

I Will Grieve for the Suicide

In this book, the Rev. Peter Preus provides Gospel comfort for those who are left behind after a Christian commits suicide. He addresses the stigma, psychology and theology of suicide, as well as the grieving process that follows it, and the hope Christians can find in Christ.

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission: ‘Caring for the Homeless with the Theology of the Cross’

The Biblical Charities Continuing Education, which promotes applied mercy-education in connection with the LCMS, sponsored a roundtable discussion on “Caring for the Homeless with the Theology of the Cross.”

‘What About?’ Pamphlets

“What About?” is a series of 27 pamphlets written by Rev. Dr. A.L. Barry, former president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

A White Paper on Pastoral Formation Prior to Seminary

This paper seeks to assist the church in thinking more intently about how the church begins forming pastors before they enter the seminary.

Life Sunday – ‘Worship Resources for Life Ministry’

Worship resources are available to help plan your congregation’s observance of the Sanctity of Human Life.

Tips for English Conversation Partners

The LCMS Office of International Mission has been partnering with our missionaries to provide volunteer support to ongoing English-based outreach efforts. These tips are based on one missionary’s experience hosting an online conversation group, but most can be applied in any English conversation partner setting.

Emotions and the Church

One thing that happens because we are a church body that highly values thinking and learning is that we talk less about our emotions.

CTCR opinion and addendum – ‘Communion and COVID-19’

The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations wrote an addendum and summary to reaffirm its March 20, 2020, opinion on “Communion and COVID-19” about online home Communion.

CTCR report – Human beings as gifts of God

Racism grounds the identity and security of human life not in the God who alone is our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, but in self. Racism is a sin against the First Commandment because it fails to receive other human beings as gifts from God.